Is a mortgage payment holiday the right choice to make? As England moves into its latest full lockdown and banks once again offer mortgage payment holidays, expat mortgage brokers Offshoreonline are warning against clients taking advantage of this apparent “something for nothing” opportunity, without checking the consequences first. Guy Stephenson,…

Thinking about buying buy-to-let property after lockdown? With much of the UK buy to let property market having been put on hold now for over seven weeks, thoughts are finally turning to what might happen when movement restrictions ease and life begins to return to the new normal. Expat buy…

Just one month after the UK government effectively put large parts of the UK property market into a form of hibernation, evidence is emerging that many specialist UK lenders offering mortgages for expats are finding ingenious ways of keeping expat house purchases moving and delivering completions. With much of the…

Coronavirus impact on UK housing might be short lived, thinks Offshoreonline There’s no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the UK housing market, with the UK lockdown effectively bringing many UK housing transactions to a sudden halt. As estate agents and buyers are unable to visit…

If you are thinking of emigrating from the UK, how do you then get a UK mortgage whilst living abroad? If you have left the UK, getting a mortgage after you have moved abroad can appear complex. Getting a mortgage while abroad is a specialist area of lending, so only…

As an expat, what happens when my UK mortgage expires? Many expats move abroad and rent their flats or houses out, without advising their existing UK lender. Whilst strictly  speaking this can be a breach of the lender’s terms and conditions, in many cases the current mortgage company will offer…

Look carefully and the UK buy to let market should have plenty of bargains to offer the expat and overseas buyers, thinks mortgage broker Offshoreonline.org.  Whilst day to day market figures point to a flat or modestly positive UK housing market, up 1.3% in the year to September 2019, according…

Increasing vulnerability for deposit loss between new build homes and expats UK expats looking to invest in new build homes in the UK are increasingly at risk of losing their deposits, thinks expat mortgage specialist, Offshoreonline. Typically, buyers of new builds will be expected to put down a deposit of…

Figures release by BNP Paribas and the Notaries de France show the number of properties bought in France by overseas residents grew again in 2018 by 6%. UK nationals remain the largest single group, accounting for 27% of all purchases by non-residents in France. The number of transactions by UK…

London 24 January 2019 Expat mortgage broker Offshoreonline is reporting a new cut in interest rates by Nat West International, as well as a new £749 cashback facility on remortgages. Nat West’s lowest expat buy to let mortgage interest rate is now 3.20% for a two year fixed rate product.…